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This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet. It explores why and how slang is used, and traces the developme
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Language: en
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Authors: Julie Coleman
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-08 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet and explores why and how slang is used. Based on inside informat
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Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
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"In this Very Short Introduction Jonathon Green asks what words qualify as slang, and whether slang should be acknowledged as a language in its own right. Looki
Global English Slang
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Pages: 255
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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries
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Pages: 353
Authors: Julie Coleman
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The second volume of Julie Coleman's fascinating and entertaining history of the uses and the recording of slang and criminal cant takes the story from 1785 to